Damien Martyn (Image credit: Instagram) Former Australian Test batsman Damien Martyn is showing encouraging signs of recovery after being hospitalized in an induced coma while battling meningitis, according to former teammate Adam Gilchrist.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SIGN UP NOW!The 54-year-old, one of the most elegant batsmen of Australia’s golden era, was taken to hospital last week after falling ill while resting at home. He was later diagnosed with meningitis, a serious condition involving inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, and was placed in an induced coma at a Queensland hospital.
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Providing an update during the Big Bash League broadcast on Thursday night, Gilchrist said there had been a welcome development in Martyn’s condition over the past 24 hours.“Thank you all for your sincere love and well wishes and care for Damien as he goes through a difficult time,” Gilchrist said. “He is still in hospital. More details will emerge as they come to hand, but there are some positive signs in the last 24 hours that indicate the various tests he is undergoing.”Gilchrist added that the outpouring of support from across the cricketing world has been huge. “There was so much interest and love. Great player, great guy. I just hope he continues to heal.”
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A Gold Coast Health spokesperson confirmed earlier this week that Martyn remains in a serious condition at Gold Coast University Hospital.Tributes and messages of support poured in from former teammates and opponents alike, including Michael Vaughan, Ravichandran Ashwin and VVS Laxman, underscoring Martyn’s stature across generations and nations.Martyn played 67 Tests and 208 ODIs for Australia between 1992 and 2006, scoring 4,406 Test runs at an average of 46.37, along with 5,346 ODIs. Renowned as one of the game’s best strike-makers and finishers, he was a key cog in Steve Waugh’s dominant Australian side.
